N.Korea’s Kim aims for denuclearization within Trump’s first term

N.Korea’s Kim aims for denuclearization within Trump’s first term – Seoul The Saigon Times Daily Chief of the national security office at Seoul’s presidential Blue House Chung Eui-yong shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, North Korea September 5, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL (REUTERS) – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has given his first timeline to achieve denuclearization, aiming for the end of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term, and has agreed to a third summit with his South Korean counterpart, Seoul officials said on Thursday. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang on Sept. 18-20 and discuss “practical measures” toward denuclearization, Moon’s national security adviser, Chung Eui-yong, said a day after meeting Kim. The summit could provide renewed momentum to talks over denuclearization between North Korea and the United States, after Trump cancelled a visit to Pyongyang by his secretary of state last month citing lack of progress. Kim told South Korean officials his faith in Trump was “unchanged” and that he wanted denuclearization and an end to hostile relations with the United States before Trump’s first term in office ends in early 2021, Chung said. “He particularly emphasized that he has never said anything negative about President Trump,” Chung said. The remarks represent Kim’s first timeline for dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. In previous, failed talks, North Korea has said it could consider giving up its nuclear program if the United States provided security guarantees by removing troops… [Read full story]